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Thunderbird Club

#116,864
TBird1958 said:
Roger, I *think* you want to tinker with it, honestly though. anything you do that takes it away from stock will indeed devalue it. On the hand, a fun second bass as a project scratches the itch to tinker, you can do it at your leisure.
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You know, I don't really want to pick at it. I put on a thumbrest, but I use it, it's part of my bass playing. Same with moving the strap button, I do that to all my instruments.
I'm happy with the bridge, pup's, tuners. I just think white is pretty cool... truth is, if I spent more time playing this wouldn't even have come up!
So, yeah, maybe...
 
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I have a project going that is a little T-birdish. I am curious about the guts of the vairious T-Bird pickups through the years from the 60's through the TB Plus and Probucker 760. Details such as magnet material and shape, windings, and coil configuration all interest me. Please post links to any threads/posts here or outside resources.

Some good threads I've found so far:

History of Thunderbird pickups

Gibson Thunderbird Pickups?
 
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KB5 said:
I have a project going that is a little T-birdish. I am curious about the guts of the vairious T-Bird pickups through the years from the 60's through the TB Plus and Probucker 760. Details such as magnet material and shape, windings, and coil configuration all interest me. Please post links to any threads/posts here or outside resources.

Some good threads I've found so far:

History of Thunderbird pickups

Gibson Thunderbird Pickups?
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That's a lot of ground to cover, even if we just talk about TB Plus there are 4 variations that I could visually document from '88 - 2015. '60s Repros are pretty readily available from Lull, Lollar, Thunderbucker Ranch, EY Guitars et al. '70s versions are the rare ones now, no repros out there, they have their own unique thing going on.
 
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#116,869
GBassNorth said:
Probably not. Already have those on a bird. Maybe some TI Power bass or even Alembic Elipticals would be interesting.
I need to check out Jason's new site at Fretnation.
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Interested in your findings with the strings. Always wondered about the Power Bass strings. I just ordered some GHS Progressives (w/Alloy 52) in an atempt to add a little snap to my 64 Embassy. I like TI Superalloys on my 64 T-bird and wanted to go in that direction. Had two questions about options with alloy 52 for Jason but strangely never heard back on either email. After a few days I gave up and bought the Progressives. I'm also going through a few strings for the VP. Everything sounds really good, but.....
 
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No shoes, just a mouse.

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#116,872
Count Bassie said:
It got quiet. Was it something I said?...
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Not that I saw. BTW, I think most of us occasionally come up with an idea that seems like it might be worth doing and after some pondering think again. I, for one, won't do anything permanent to my 67 NR. The replacement PG can be taken off and the(cracked)original go back on. And I still have the tug bar.
 
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#116,874
fasterpussycat said:
The Elf is much smaller and lighter, but costs about the same as the BQ500. Is 130/200 continuous class D watts enough to carry a small pub stage (if push comes to shove)? We can be reasonably sure the TC 500W rating will be downhill with a strong tailwind.

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Clyde, scrap the venue.
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fasterpussycat said:
My first two basses of the new era came from shops, albeit one was 4000km away because there were no retailers in NSW. The next was a custom order from Swamp Ikea. The other two were recycled from local musicians. Cab was new (and discounted) from an independent retailer, amp used (and 4000km away), and shiny boxes mainly bought used because I like to recycle.
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NSW always reads as Not Safe(for) Work in my mind.

Down the road, where one of the Allans chain used to be (inventory management was a cruel joke), they are about to open a new chain guitar shop called Manny's (which judging by the website will be sh1te), as well as a DJ City (which will be handy for keyboards, sample pads and the like).
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Once upon a time Manny's was one of THE big shops in NYC (New York City).
 
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